Virginia · Amherst County
Past Producer

Allen's Creek Iron Mine

Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSOID, BONDED
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1842
Last production1878
Discovery year1842
Identification
Deposit ID10082509
MRDS IDW055351
Alternate namesElk Creek Iron Mine, Mundy
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.54812, -78.88391
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER - ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P. (P.141, PL.2)